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 *    Copyright 2009-2012 the original author or authors.
 *
 *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.ibatis.sqlmap.engine.datasource;

import javax.sql.DataSource;
import java.util.Map;

/*
 * Interface to provide a way to create and configure a DataSource for iBATIS
 */
public interface DataSourceFactory {

  /*
   * Simple method to initialize/configure a datasource
   *
   * @param map - the configuration information
   */
  public void initialize(Map map);

  /*
   * Returns a datasource
   *
   * @return an implementation of DataSource
   */
  public DataSource getDataSource();

}
